Blumenthal Starts Season With Bobcat Athlete of the Week Award

Nov 19, 2013

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Ryan Blumenthal (Kennesaw,
Ga.) of the Georgia College men’s basketball team
notched his first Bobcat Athlete of The Week honor with his
impressive 19.7 points per game to kick off the 2013-14 season for
the Bobcats.

The sophomore shooting guard began the season with 18 points in
the home opener against Clark Atlanta University, hitting 10 of 11
free throws on the night. Blumenthal continued his hot hand into
the weekend, playing in the Paine College Classic. Friday, Nov. 15
the sophomore gave 20 points for the Bobcats against Albany State
University, knocking 4 of his 5 attempts at the charity stripe. The
next night Blumenthal hit five three-pointers on his way to a
21-point game, in a winning effort against Paine.

The Bobcats’ shooting guard ranks seventh in the Peach
Belt Conference (PBC) in threes made with seven and eighth in
minutes played per game with 34.3. Blumenthal has a 42.2 field goal
percentage along with a 35 three-point percentage.

The Georgia College men’s basketball team will be back in
action Monday, Dec. 2 at Francis Marion University and their next
home contest will be Monday, Dec. 16 against Anderson
University.

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